Minnesota Measures

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Minnesota Measures

• A State-wide Higher Education Accountability
  System for the 21st Century

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Context

• Brief timeline
• May 2005 (initial charge to work on project)
• August 2005 (appropriations, NCHEMS contract,
  initial meetings)
• November 2005 (discussion of goals and
  indicators)
• January 2006 (statewide meetings)
• March 2006 (review of goals and indicators)
• June 2006 (NCHEMS final report)
• September 2006 (meetings with systems)
• On-going process

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Goal 1 Improve success of all students,
particularly students from groups traditionally
underrepresented in higher education.
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Facts and figures (all data is for 2004)

• Rate data national average in ()
• College participation 65.3 (55.3)
• Retention rates
• 2-year schools 56.9 (57.6)
• 4-year schools 78.3 (73.0)
• Graduation rates
• 3-year rate 35.9 (32.4) for 2-year
  institutions
• 4-year rate 35.8 (28.5)
• 6-year rate 57.1 (48.6)
• Proportion of population age 25-34 holding a
  postsecondary credential
• Associates or above 48.7 (38.4)
• Bachelors or above 36.3 (30.3)

Minnesota Measures 2007 Goal 1
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Undergraduate program enrollment and completion
statistics (2004)
Minnesota Measures 2007 Goal 1
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Credentials in Critical Fields (STEM and Health)
as a percentage of all credentials earned, by
Race/Ethnicity
Minnesota Measures 2007 Goal 1
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Goal 2 Create a responsive system that produces
graduates at all levels who meet the demands of
the economy.
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Minnesota Measures 2007 Goal 2
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Minnesota Measures 2007 Goal 2
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Minnesota Measures 2007 Goal 2
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Minnesota Measures 2007 Goal 2
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Goal 3 Increase student learning and improve
skill levels of students so they can compete
effectively in the global marketplace.

• Learning outcomes
• Currently no indicators for this goal
• NCHEMS suggestions were primarily K-12
• No universally accepted instruments that can
  provide national or even statewide comparative
  data
• Addressing the lack of results is part of our
  future agenda

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Goal 4 Contribute to the development of a state
economy that is competitive in the global market
through research, workforce training, and other
appropriate means.
Minnesota Measures 2007 Goal 4
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Research rankings share of all academic
research and overall ranking
Minnesota Measures 2007 Goal 4
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The University of Minnesota rankings from a
variety of studies

• University of Florida ranked among the top 17
  research universities in the country (tied for
  15th)
• Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong
  University in China ranked 32nd internationally
  among the top 100 research institutions
• London Times Higher Education Supplement ranked
  187th out of 200 internationally
• Newsweek ranked 30th internationally

Minnesota Measures 2007 Goal 4
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Research Rankings total expenditures on RD as
a proportion of GSP

Minnesota Measures 2007 Goal 4
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Goal 5 provide access, affordability, and
choice for all students
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Minnesota Measures 2007 Goal 5
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Expected Family Contribution By Income Groups and
Sector

• 1986 to 2004

Middle Income
Private 4 Yr
Private 2 Yr
U of M
MnSCU 4 Yr
MnSCU 2 Yr
Second Lowest Income Group
Lowest Income Group
Note The contribution rates for each sector are
the same for the first two lowest
income groups. This changes in the middle income
group.
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Agency Research Initiatives

• Come up with better comparison groups
• Nationally
• Top 10 New Economy States were not satisfactory
• States with Big-10 Conference schools (IA, WI,
  IL, IN, MI, OH, PA) plus WA and NC (to capture
  other regions) or
• Find a group of 6-9 states that are
  demographically similar to Minnesota
• Internationally
• International data is difficult to pull together
  for all measures
• Find a set of countries to compare Minnesota
  against and work with data on them

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Agency Research Initiatives

• Student learning assessment
• This is the real heart of goal 3
• We cannot ignore this
• Spellings Commission Report
• Higher Learning Commission of the NCA
• Workforce development
• Probably state-only data
• Work with systems to develop both quantitative
  and qualitative analysis tools
• Job placement and employer satisfaction
• Economic impact of various levels of
  postsecondary education